Meaning & Definition of Engaged in English

1. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

• "She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"

• "Deeply engaged in conversation"

2. Involved in military hostilities

• "The desperately engaged ships continued the fight"

3. Reserved in advance

4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability

• (`engaged' is a british term for a busy telephone line)

• "Her line is busy"

• "Receptionists' telephones are always engaged"

• "The lavatory is in use"

• "Kept getting a busy signal"

5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting

• "The gears are engaged"

• "Meshed gears"

• "Intermeshed twin rotors"

6. Having services contracted for

• "The carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"

7. Built against or attached to a wall

• "Engaged columns"